Nina holds an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from the University of Southern Maine’s Stonecoast program, and a PhD in French literature from University of Connecticut. She has taught languages and literatures (in three languages on three continents) since grad school in her early twenties and has been awarded for excellence in teaching. Nina is known for her warm, generous, and inclusive teaching style. Nina’s creative writing has appeared in many publications, literary journals, and anthologies, and she is also active in live storytelling. You can learn more about Nina here.